I like trying to find obscure stuff for people! I think it is also especially cool when a vendor ends up posting and giving us access to them and giving us more info!
Here is a direct link to the hammers in question:
http://www.Ecodieselcanada.com/?s=1&p=33
dead blow dad; how can americans purchase your products?
Thank you for your inquiry. Impact Poly Hammers has not in the past advertised or had a web site for it's products. That link to Eco Diesel was put together only yesterday after, by chance, we came across garfunkle's inquiry of December 08 on The Garage Journal Board.
And you are right stuey, some/lots of improvement is need to the information on the link. I will see that improvements are made forthwith. My son is a much better hammer maker than he is a writer or speller.
The reason Impact has not advertised is that there has been a major production problem at the Polymer plants in Calgary. Calgary, Alberta, Canada is an oil and gas boom city of over 1 million people where there has been a major shortage of labour and the plants give priority to the oil industry often pushing hammer pouring to the back burner.
For the past five years, Impact has barely been able to supply product for the existing high end tool stores in Western Canada which have been loyal customers for many years.
For your information, the hammer inserts are manufactured at Impact's shop located at Diamond City, Alberta. Diamond City is located just north of Lethbridge and about 100 miles south east of Calgary. Inserts are transported to Calgary where one polymer plant pours the sledges and the other plant pours the hand held hammers.
And yes, I'm the old retired guy that cuts all the steel for the inserts and "the boss" welds them up. I can assure you those inserts are over built and that's the reason Impact hammers out lasts and out perform the competition. When you compare a Stanley insert to an Impact insert it's a joke - like comparing a Caterpillar to a tin can. Some competitors use plastic inserts - goo ruck!
A good dead blow has a well constructed insert. The end caps must be of quality that will not indent with use. If that happens, the polymer will separate from the cap and before long you will need a new hammer. You will not indent an Impact Poly Hammer end cap with normal use. Warranty claims at Impact are almost nil.
This product shortage could be coming to an end. Cracks are appearing in the Calgary economy and the labour shortage may be a thing of the past. We are getting better production from the polymer plants at this time and, for the first time in years, I see a small inventory of hammers.
Because Impact now has some additional product and there are no dealers in the US to protect, we are prepared to sell hammers direct to individuals who place orders. With the Canadian dollar at around $US.82 cents today, there will be additional savings for Americans. Impact is price competitive with the competition here in Canada.
Impact Poly Hammers can be contacted;
Phone - 403 329 4368
Fax - 403 329 4368
E-mail -
[email protected]
difficult and challenging to work with your family. But when you can make it work, and produce a quality product together with your family - there is nothing better